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what bratton did in new york was a much more aggressive form of that. there was -- in heavy crime areas, drug market, open-air drug market areas. you had a very intensive use of stop and frisk. and it had -- there was a -- now, those drug market areas in new york were heavily impacted. now, whether they could have been impacted without stop and frisk is an open question. sociologists say. so, but bratton and other police advocates would say it was instrumental, but, again, that's an open question whether it was, how necessary that was. >> now, how much interaction will bratton have with the community? because at the city council this week, there was heated public testimony for hours with people opposed to having him in the city of oakland and bringing his policies here. how effective can he be if the community doesn't support him? >> it's an interesting question. originally, he was going to be leading the town hall forums where he would be interacting with the community and recognizing the reaction that he got in oakland. the police chief quickly realiz
what bratton did in new york was a much more aggressive form of that. there was -- in heavy crime areas, drug market, open-air drug market areas. you had a very intensive use of stop and frisk. and it had -- there was a -- now, those drug market areas in new york were heavily impacted. now, whether they could have been impacted without stop and frisk is an open question. sociologists say. so, but bratton and other police advocates would say it was instrumental, but, again, that's an open...
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mostly from people concerned about bill bratton's tactics. after a rowdy meeting, the committee voted to support outside help but not bill bratton. they say his reputation is just too toxic. hundreds of people at an oakland public safety meeting booed police chief howard jordan. >> let the public speak. >> reporter: stopping the chief from explaining why he supports to spend $250,000 to hire police chief bill bratton for advice on how to stop violent crime in oakland. >> why don't you go and have howard jordan buy his book on amazon. >> reporter: local opponents say bratton won't offer improvement but will deliver the controversial stop and frisk policy they say leads to profiling. >> let's invest $250,000 in jobs. let's invest $250,000 in social services. or, why don't we take that $250,000 and find some consultant somewhere, somehow that can figure out why the oakland police department can't stop killing unarmed black and brown men. >> reporter: some voiced their hopes for a safer oakland and support for bratton, but were drowned out. >> op
mostly from people concerned about bill bratton's tactics. after a rowdy meeting, the committee voted to support outside help but not bill bratton. they say his reputation is just too toxic. hundreds of people at an oakland public safety meeting booed police chief howard jordan. >> let the public speak. >> reporter: stopping the chief from explaining why he supports to spend $250,000 to hire police chief bill bratton for advice on how to stop violent crime in oakland. >> why...
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chief jordan said he supports the plan to hire bratton. he won't put civil lib 'tis and public trust in jeopardy. the committee voted to recommend a contract hire doesn't necessarily have to be bratton but it goes to city council next week. reporting live in oakland, kristy smith, "today in the bay." >> 5:04. we have a follow up this morning to a story we told you about yesterday. the body found in the trunk outside a car outside of sonoma state university. a medical examiner identified the man as 31-year-old sean parker. he was found in the back of a car which stood out because it was illegally parked. police won't say how he died. investigators are treating the case as a homicide. parker was wanted for questioning stemming from a domestic violence case with a former girlfriend. a possible link between parker's death and the assault is being investigated. >> opening arguments begin this morning for a suspect charged in a deadly south bay shooting rampage. jing wu facing charges for killing three former co-workers at sy ports in santa clar
chief jordan said he supports the plan to hire bratton. he won't put civil lib 'tis and public trust in jeopardy. the committee voted to recommend a contract hire doesn't necessarily have to be bratton but it goes to city council next week. reporting live in oakland, kristy smith, "today in the bay." >> 5:04. we have a follow up this morning to a story we told you about yesterday. the body found in the trunk outside a car outside of sonoma state university. a medical examiner...
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and i applaud him for that. >> reporter: bratton is widely respected as a reformer. he happened to be in detroit today to meet with the mayor and police brass here to try to help them turn around their troubled department. detroit and oakland police are both being monitored by federal authorities over allegations of widespread misconduct. bratton says, while the two cities are vastly different, there are some striking similarities in the problems they face. >> both have been going through significant reductions in the size of their police force. both are under the federal consent decrees, so they're focusing on their uses of force. >> reporter: bratton says he will be in oakland soon and his first order of business is to meet with political leaders, police brass and members of the community. live in detroit, ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a short time ago, oakland mayor jean quan and police chief howard jordan answered their critics to hire bratton. >> reporter: city officials wrapped up that news conference within the past hour. they talked about last night's b
and i applaud him for that. >> reporter: bratton is widely respected as a reformer. he happened to be in detroit today to meet with the mayor and police brass here to try to help them turn around their troubled department. detroit and oakland police are both being monitored by federal authorities over allegations of widespread misconduct. bratton says, while the two cities are vastly different, there are some striking similarities in the problems they face. >> both have been going...
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a number of oakland residents voiced concerns about bratton's controversial tactics. which include the "stop- and- frisk" policy. tonight at 11 -- the city continues hearing from those concerned residents. kron 4's reggie kumar is live in oakland tonight. reggie what's the latest? >> they have been consulting, with over 200 people that wanted to talk about this item. let me show you what it to looked like tonight. it has been mowemore subdued. about the safety consultant team. he is calling the former la p d bratton one of the brightest minds in policing and he is one of the best to work with limited to resources we will hear from parents of blouferd if you remember, he was shot by police. >> stop and frisk we will exercise constitutional policing >> if they let this go on if there will be children that will be killed. >> hire those that are needed! bratton whoever the mayor has requested, and if our chief has requested for these people to come in the. >> he is a strategist he can help i am supportive and i would think that he should come in. >> reporter: they will co
a number of oakland residents voiced concerns about bratton's controversial tactics. which include the "stop- and- frisk" policy. tonight at 11 -- the city continues hearing from those concerned residents. kron 4's reggie kumar is live in oakland tonight. reggie what's the latest? >> they have been consulting, with over 200 people that wanted to talk about this item. let me show you what it to looked like tonight. it has been mowemore subdued. about the safety consultant team....
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it is now poised to hire one of the best known policing experts in america, bill bratton. nbc bay area's christie smith spoke with them this morning. she joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. the message coming out of the oakland police department this morning is that oakland has only one police chief, howard jordan, that bill bratton will offer advice on how to reduce crime here. doesn't have to be what worked in new york or l.a., but boy, there is a lot of doubt. the 2:00 a.m. vote brought a mix of relief and anger. the city council approved a contract hiring high profile police chief bill bratton to help oakland get a handle on violent crime, but opponents say his aggressive style just won't work here. >> i think that the zero tolerance also has this really destabilizing effect on communities. it relies a lot on kind of massive police sweeps and high numbers of arrests. >> reporter: some worry that bratton will use tactics like stop and frisk that may lead to racial profiling. >> racial profiling is illegal. it's not tolerated by the
it is now poised to hire one of the best known policing experts in america, bill bratton. nbc bay area's christie smith spoke with them this morning. she joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. the message coming out of the oakland police department this morning is that oakland has only one police chief, howard jordan, that bill bratton will offer advice on how to reduce crime here. doesn't have to be what worked in new york or l.a., but boy, there is a...
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bill bratton will be giving me advice, and it's up to me to implement it. how i do it and if i do it is really on my shoulders. >> new information the public safety committee just voted a short time ago to approve that $250,000 contract but not necessarily with bill bratton on board. they want more information about bratton and about other possible alternatives to him so they're pushing it through to the city council. city council will pick it back up in a week. live in oakland cbs 56. >>> many gun owners who are ready to trade in their weapons for cash walked away with ious instead. 827 guns were turned in at a buyback today, and they just kept coming and coming all day. cbs 5 reporter grace lee on the huge turnout marin county wasn't expecting. >> the aim to get guns off the street. the trade, drop off your legal or illegal firearms, no questions are asked and you get cash. a hun dollars for operable gun #12k30s for semiautomatic weapon sdmrs i've had them for years. i don't use them. i don't feel any need to keep them around, and cash is better at this p
bill bratton will be giving me advice, and it's up to me to implement it. how i do it and if i do it is really on my shoulders. >> new information the public safety committee just voted a short time ago to approve that $250,000 contract but not necessarily with bill bratton on board. they want more information about bratton and about other possible alternatives to him so they're pushing it through to the city council. city council will pick it back up in a week. live in oakland cbs 56....
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the council approved a contract including hiring bill bratton. one council member had firm instructions for oakland's police chief, howard jordan. >> you say this is the team you need. these are the people you're trusting to give you guidance to get our department in order then i'm ready to vote on that. what i'm expecting of you is to deliver. >> reporter: many people in the overflow crowd told the council they're worried bratton's support of a stop and frisk policy, they fear it will lead to racial profiling. but oakland needs help. violent crime, homicides are on the rise. jordan said he won't support policies that violate people's rights. he and the mayor are saying, look, this has to be done. ultimately they need to bring crime down in oakland. they think this is the way. ultimately he's going to just advise the police chief in oakland. it's up to howard jordan to decide how it's implemented. reporting live in oakland, "today in the bay." >> city leaders taking up an unusual gun control measure. the rules and open government committee will d
the council approved a contract including hiring bill bratton. one council member had firm instructions for oakland's police chief, howard jordan. >> you say this is the team you need. these are the people you're trusting to give you guidance to get our department in order then i'm ready to vote on that. what i'm expecting of you is to deliver. >> reporter: many people in the overflow crowd told the council they're worried bratton's support of a stop and frisk policy, they fear it...
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bratton ran both the nypd and the l.a.p.d. and haz been widely praised for reducing crime in those both of those cities. howard jordan toldle council during this meeting that his -- told the count during this meeting that his department has to do something. >> i'm gonna support him. he's in the law enforcement business. i'm not. council members are not. so i'm gonna rely on him. >> reporter: during the council meeting chief jordan promised any new breaking news developed by bratton will include community -- community input. i did reach out to bratton's consulting firm for a reaction to the council vote here in oakland. i still have not heard back this morning. but following the bratton vote, the city council green lighted the hiring of 11 alameda county sheriff deputies and they also approved funding for a new police academy here in oakland that will get started this september and train new officers who will hopefully be on the streets soon. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. >>> san francisco authorities a
bratton ran both the nypd and the l.a.p.d. and haz been widely praised for reducing crime in those both of those cities. howard jordan toldle council during this meeting that his -- told the count during this meeting that his department has to do something. >> i'm gonna support him. he's in the law enforcement business. i'm not. council members are not. so i'm gonna rely on him. >> reporter: during the council meeting chief jordan promised any new breaking news developed by bratton...
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but saying no to bringing a controversial consultant, william bratton. he was the chief of police in new york and los angeles and is a proponent of many zero tolerance policies. >> today is the deadline for the justice department to join a lawsuit accusing lance armstrong of defrauding the u.s. government by denying he used performance enhancing drugs. the u.s. postal service was a long-time sponsor of armstrong's cycling team. still to come, a congresswoman wants to change hacking laws after the suicide death of a popular internet activist. >> the suicide of aaron swartz has people debating what's right and what's wrong. >> swartz took his life over the weekend. we mentioned in the past you can never point to a single cause for a suicide. certainly the charges he was facing in the hacking of computers at m.i.t. played a part. democratic congresswoman zoe lockran said it's time to update some of the hacking laws. a good number of people feel the federal government took vanl of poorly written or old laws to prosecute swartz for downloading academic papers
but saying no to bringing a controversial consultant, william bratton. he was the chief of police in new york and los angeles and is a proponent of many zero tolerance policies. >> today is the deadline for the justice department to join a lawsuit accusing lance armstrong of defrauding the u.s. government by denying he used performance enhancing drugs. the u.s. postal service was a long-time sponsor of armstrong's cycling team. still to come, a congresswoman wants to change hacking laws...
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only on 2 now, bratton's first on camera interview since the vote. >> reporter: phil bratton has a reputation as a reformer. the go to guy for police departments needing changes. tonight he's in detroit, but he will soon be in oakland. >> both of them have a concern about their high crime problem. both have been going through significant reductions. >> reporter: both are under federal oversight for misconduct. bratton says his first job is to meet key players in oakland, find out what's broken, and try to fix it. >> significantly focused within the department, looking at how they're fighting crime. how they might improve how they fight crime. >> reporter: on the controversial subject of stop and frisk, which some say is racial profiling, bratton says police and citizens need to understand how it works. >> you don't treat the poor different than the rich, the white different than the black. >> reporter: bratton says he has a lot to learn about oakland, but hopes oakland learns something as well. >> we're really excited about the opportunity to work in oakland. >> reporter: still the chief isn'
only on 2 now, bratton's first on camera interview since the vote. >> reporter: phil bratton has a reputation as a reformer. the go to guy for police departments needing changes. tonight he's in detroit, but he will soon be in oakland. >> both of them have a concern about their high crime problem. both have been going through significant reductions. >> reporter: both are under federal oversight for misconduct. bratton says his first job is to meet key players in oakland, find...
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on wednesday it hired william bratton, the former los angeles police chief, as a consultant. last year there were 117 gun deaths in oakland and 14 since the school shooting in newtown, connecticut, six weeks ago. john blackstone takes a closer look. >> reporter: at a crowded city council meeting that ran into early morning, residents of oakland debated how to bring crime under control. >> with the climate of violence in our city will all of us make it home safe tonight? >> reporter: the city council voted to call in outside help, spending $250,000 to get advice from william bratton, former police chief in los angeles and new york. >> yeah, we need help, and we need help bad. >> reporter: larry reed, oakland's vice mayor, says he's even started wearing a bulletproof vest. >> this is the first time i've ever been afraid for myself and my family. >> reporter: but this resident wasn't sure that bratton has the answers that oakland needs. some worry that bratton's use of stop and frisk, a tactic in which officers pat down anyone suspected of criminal activity could lead to racial
on wednesday it hired william bratton, the former los angeles police chief, as a consultant. last year there were 117 gun deaths in oakland and 14 since the school shooting in newtown, connecticut, six weeks ago. john blackstone takes a closer look. >> reporter: at a crowded city council meeting that ran into early morning, residents of oakland debated how to bring crime under control. >> with the climate of violence in our city will all of us make it home safe tonight? >>...
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former police chief william bratton is facing tough questions right. john is live in oakland and tells us his stop and frisk tactic is already in place. >> reporter: tonight, oakland city leaders are touting their newly hired police consultant bill bratton. they say hiring him will help fight crime here. >> i feel like i'm a broken record here. this police department practices constitutional policing. >> to meet with the leadership of the police department -- >> reporter: this afternoon, ken wayne caught up with bill bratton. >> a lot of our work is going to be very significantly focused within the department, looking at how they're fighting crime, how they might improve how they fight crime. >> reporter: bratton is known for a more aggressive policing style which includes stop and frisk. the chp has been using that method for decades. >> when we stop, we always have probable cause. sometimes it's based on a vehicle code violation. sometimes it's based upon things that occur within the view of the officer. >> reporter: in the past two and a half months
former police chief william bratton is facing tough questions right. john is live in oakland and tells us his stop and frisk tactic is already in place. >> reporter: tonight, oakland city leaders are touting their newly hired police consultant bill bratton. they say hiring him will help fight crime here. >> i feel like i'm a broken record here. this police department practices constitutional policing. >> to meet with the leadership of the police department -- >>...
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bratton wants the department department to do more witness like new york and l.a. has. he hopes to start as soon as the contract is finalized. >> vic, thank you f you'd like to listen to the conversation just go to abc 7 news.com. >> a lot more to get to here tonight. 49ers prepare for the super bowl. the front office makes a big announcement about the new stadium soon to be one of the most environmentally friendly sports venues in the country. the story is next. >> a school district ready to lock out gun violence, what message are they sending to students? >> a new rule about aides drugs sparked a lawsuit. >> here is another look at breaking news. a three-story building on fire in oakland. seventh street is closed right now. eastbound is still open. coming out of the tunnel. ñ >>> new state of the sf art center open was a concert and a web carpet reception under way now. it's new hall just blocks from city hall is frankly and felds in hays valley. abc 7 news is there live for us. it's an extraordinary building. >> this used to be an auto repair shop. now it's a glitz
bratton wants the department department to do more witness like new york and l.a. has. he hopes to start as soon as the contract is finalized. >> vic, thank you f you'd like to listen to the conversation just go to abc 7 news.com. >> a lot more to get to here tonight. 49ers prepare for the super bowl. the front office makes a big announcement about the new stadium soon to be one of the most environmentally friendly sports venues in the country. the story is next. >> a school...
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he says he is more resolved than ever to bring bratton in. reporting live in oakland, jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> we'll cover tonight's meeting. brentwood, four teenagers recovering after being shot in a drive-by shooting. the teens range in age from 13 to 16. they were standing in front of a home on brenton drive when a passing car started shooting at them. all we know, they are describing the car as a white or light colored late model four-door sedan. >>> not in my backyard. that's what we hear when it comes to affordable housing. and it is happening in lo ing i gatos. nbc bay area chris jenkins jo ss us now. >> reporter: a lot of residents of los gatos will show up to pressure the town council to vote no. this walnut orchard is one of the proposed sites included in what is called the affordable housing overlay zone. the plan, to make sure when a developer decides to build housing, some of the isç?$(q&ow market value and also a state mandate. while towns -- many townspeople support the creation of affordable housing, they questio
he says he is more resolved than ever to bring bratton in. reporting live in oakland, jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> we'll cover tonight's meeting. brentwood, four teenagers recovering after being shot in a drive-by shooting. the teens range in age from 13 to 16. they were standing in front of a home on brenton drive when a passing car started shooting at them. all we know, they are describing the car as a white or light colored late model four-door sedan. >>> not in my...
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>> activists oppose bill bratton. protestors say he is over aggressive including "stop & frisk" when people can be stopped and searched if an officer deems them suspicious. >> we know what "stop & frisk" means it's really racial profiling. and any young person who fits the profile is going to be subject to being harassed. >> for a city that's very polarized on this issues, it can't stay black and white like that. not every police officer is an angel but not every police officer is corrupt, either. >> reporter: the price tag for bratton, $250,000 for consulting services. he is a former police chief of new york and l.a. now charged with advising the opd. but oakland as police officer, howard jordan, says no discussion of using "stop & frisk" has been had and he does not support it. the city council also approved three other policing strategies including hiring alameda county sheriff's deputies to patrol oakland streets and a new police academy class to train more officers. live in the newsroom, anne makovec, cbs 5. >>>
>> activists oppose bill bratton. protestors say he is over aggressive including "stop & frisk" when people can be stopped and searched if an officer deems them suspicious. >> we know what "stop & frisk" means it's really racial profiling. and any young person who fits the profile is going to be subject to being harassed. >> for a city that's very polarized on this issues, it can't stay black and white like that. not every police officer is an angel...
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police chief bill bratton on board as a consultant. [ screaming ] >> reporter: protestors opposing bratton's outspoken approval of "stop & frisk" policies. now, bratton is a former police chief of l.a. and new york and he supports an officer's right to search anyone if there's reasonable suspicion the person is involved in criminal activity. with the murder rates at alarming levels in oakland the council has been considering a $250,000 contract to hire bratton to help the oakland pd. last night, a committee approved the contract but didn't confirm bratton will be the man. the council ordered to look at alternatives. >> i'm the police chief. i'm the guy that gets to decide what practice we are going to do and how we're going to do it because i'm the person that's going to be held accountable. so i want to make that very clear. bill bratton is going to be giving me advice. whether i take it is up to me. >> the main concern about "stop & frisk" fears about racial profiling. here are some numbers from new york's program. there were 700,000 stops in 2011. 85% were black or hispanic men, the vast
police chief bill bratton on board as a consultant. [ screaming ] >> reporter: protestors opposing bratton's outspoken approval of "stop & frisk" policies. now, bratton is a former police chief of l.a. and new york and he supports an officer's right to search anyone if there's reasonable suspicion the person is involved in criminal activity. with the murder rates at alarming levels in oakland the council has been considering a $250,000 contract to hire bratton to help the...
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the council voted 7-1 in favor of bringing william bratton to oakland. before the vote, the city council got an earful. the public comment session started at 10:00. they did not vote until 2:30 this morning. bratton is controversial because he supported "stop and frisk" tactic. some worry that leads to racial profiling. supporters say bratton improved new york and los angeles when he worked in those cities. oakland needs his help. >> crime went down in los angeles and he helped to get minority people working. the complaint levels went down in that city. it was a change for the good and for the better. >> you keep pouring money into people from identified of our community to solve the problems of violence in our community. violence is a language of the unheard so you need to start listening to the people who actually live here when they are telling you what it is they want, what they need. >> this city will pay the consulting firm that brat were works for $250,000. an oakland police chief and mayor says that brat were will will -- says that bratton will n
the council voted 7-1 in favor of bringing william bratton to oakland. before the vote, the city council got an earful. the public comment session started at 10:00. they did not vote until 2:30 this morning. bratton is controversial because he supported "stop and frisk" tactic. some worry that leads to racial profiling. supporters say bratton improved new york and los angeles when he worked in those cities. oakland needs his help. >> crime went down in los angeles and he helped...
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unlike last week, there are also a lot of pro-bratton people here tonight. one woman believes the anti-police demonstrators are hijacking the city and it is time to speak out. another woman told me she hasn't felt this unsafe since she moved here 28 years ago. meanwhile, the police chief says he is more resolved than ever to hire william bratton. reporting live in oakland, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> we'll have full coverage tonight at 11:00. how did thieves steal nearly a dozen luxury cars. a follow-up to a story we broke last night at 6:00. at least three surveillance cameras captured several people as they broke into the auto world yesterday, driving off with about a dozen cars, including bmws, jaguars and mercedes. it took seconds for the thieves to break into the office and get the keys. a few minutes later they were driving off the lot with the high-end cars. so far, only one car has been recovered. police are looking at surveillance video from nearby businesses in hopes of identifying the car thieves. >>> a quapt south bay town could get a l
unlike last week, there are also a lot of pro-bratton people here tonight. one woman believes the anti-police demonstrators are hijacking the city and it is time to speak out. another woman told me she hasn't felt this unsafe since she moved here 28 years ago. meanwhile, the police chief says he is more resolved than ever to hire william bratton. reporting live in oakland, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> we'll have full coverage tonight at 11:00. how did thieves steal nearly a dozen...
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the firm will have bratton develop a plan to curb a recent rise in crime in oakland. >> we will make every effort to include as people as we can in this process so we have good representation. >> reporter: and the council also approved an amendment emphasizing racial profiling will not be tolerated. bratton, who has headed up both the nypd and theland has been widely praised for reducing crime and improving community relations with police. following the bratton vote, the city council approved several sore crime-fighting measures, includes the firing of 11 -- hiring of 11 sheriff deputies who will temporarily patrol the streets of oakland. the council green-lighted a new oakland police academy that will begin training new officers. in oakland, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> chp drivers arrested a driver late last night after he led them on a chase from fremont to san francisco. [ sirens ] >> our cameras caught that pursuit as it made its way up 880 and across the bay bridge. this was all around 11:00 last night. the driver was arrested at 14th street and south va vanness. the
the firm will have bratton develop a plan to curb a recent rise in crime in oakland. >> we will make every effort to include as people as we can in this process so we have good representation. >> reporter: and the council also approved an amendment emphasizing racial profiling will not be tolerated. bratton, who has headed up both the nypd and theland has been widely praised for reducing crime and improving community relations with police. following the bratton vote, the city...
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bratton is the former police chief of l.a. and new york. and he is a proponent of an officer's right to search anyone if there is reasonable suspicion that the person is involved in any sort of criminal activity and with murder rates at alarming levels, we have talked four murders in oakland just last friday, the council has been considering a $250,000 contract to hire bratton and to help them out. well, protestors came to the city council meeting last night to say "stop & frisk" unfairly targets minorities. they were citing some of the statistics from new york where "stop & frisk" has been in place and that showed that a lot of the people that are being stopped are minorities and that the majority of those stops ended up finding no wrongdoing on the person who was stopped's part. the committee did approve a couple of other measures including hiring sheriff's deputies from alameda county to come help patrol the streets of oakland and also hiring 21 civilian employees who would do some lower level police work that would free up
bratton is the former police chief of l.a. and new york. and he is a proponent of an officer's right to search anyone if there is reasonable suspicion that the person is involved in any sort of criminal activity and with murder rates at alarming levels, we have talked four murders in oakland just last friday, the council has been considering a $250,000 contract to hire bratton and to help them out. well, protestors came to the city council meeting last night to say "stop & frisk"...
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---segun una fuente cercana a bratton, este podria lograr grandes cambios para combatir la delincuencia ante la falta de elementos. blanca ---nueva pausa pero a continuacion, take vo ---el gobierno de venezuela revela nuevos detalles sobre la salud del presidente hugo chavez.. take vo --una bacteria asesina causa panico entre padres de una comunidad en mexico.. los detalles al volver.. segment ends blanca --el gobierno venezolano informo hoy sobre la situacion de salud del presidente hugo chavez. vo --el ministro de comunicacion, ernesto villegas, dijo que chavez se encuentra en una situacion estacionaria en relacion con la descrita en el mas reciente reporte cuando se informo sobre la insuficiencia respiratoria que enfrenta el comandante como consecuencia de una infeccion pulmonar en el curso del post- operatorio. --hugo chavez, debe tomar posesion de un nuevo mandato presidencial de 6 aÑos este jueves pero su estado de salud hace prever a analistas que le ser imposible viajar a caracas para juramentarse ante el congreso como establece la constitucion. blanca --una bacteria causo la m
---segun una fuente cercana a bratton, este podria lograr grandes cambios para combatir la delincuencia ante la falta de elementos. blanca ---nueva pausa pero a continuacion, take vo ---el gobierno de venezuela revela nuevos detalles sobre la salud del presidente hugo chavez.. take vo --una bacteria asesina causa panico entre padres de una comunidad en mexico.. los detalles al volver.. segment ends blanca --el gobierno venezolano informo hoy sobre la situacion de salud del presidente hugo...
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in the end the council hired bill bratton. he will be a consultant. one of the first things he'll do and the objective is to come up with a policing plan to bring down crime in oakland. it may start with forums like the one we saw overnight. >> seven ayes, one no. >> thank you. >> shame! shame on you! >> reporter: the one no vote, council member brooks. the crowd of protesters shouted things like "shame on you" and "let the war begin." the $250,000 contract includes hiring former new york and los angeles police chief bill bratton to develop a public safety plan for oakland. one of the state's most violent cities. the speakers included activists, pastors, parents out here. the divide, something you might expect. some worried bratton would bring stop and frisk policies that could lead to racial profiling. others said oakland is desperate for help. >> unfortunate skin color. i hate to say it like that. i have pride in who i am. >> when you can't walk down the street and be safe. you can't go to school. you can't because it's just a war zone that's going
in the end the council hired bill bratton. he will be a consultant. one of the first things he'll do and the objective is to come up with a policing plan to bring down crime in oakland. it may start with forums like the one we saw overnight. >> seven ayes, one no. >> thank you. >> shame! shame on you! >> reporter: the one no vote, council member brooks. the crowd of protesters shouted things like "shame on you" and "let the war begin." the $250,000...
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---la alcaldesa jean quan apoya la contratacion de bratton... la votacion se espera suceda en cualquier momento. cesar ---y precisamente la violencia con las armas de fuego continua implacable en la ciudad de oakland... pitch - blanca ---en esta ocasion, un agente de policia fue baleado durante el cumplimiento de su deber. take vo ---y esta maÑana la policia de esa ciudad realizo una verdadera caceria humana para encontrar a los reponsables de haber abierto fuego contra el policia encubierto. ---despues de varias horas, la policia detuvo a 5 personas bajo sospecha de haber participado en el tiroteo. ---pilar niÑo nos amplia... 0:01 0:08 1:24 1:50 take pkg desde anoche se desato un operativo masivo en oakland, despues de que un oficial que estaba en una operacion encubierta, resultara herido de bala... linda millburn/vecina de la zona unos seis siete policias con pistolas fueron corriendo ahi y dijo metete a la casa y dije hombre que esta pasando la busqueda de los sospechosos se desato anoche en el vecindario alrededor de la avenida seminary a
---la alcaldesa jean quan apoya la contratacion de bratton... la votacion se espera suceda en cualquier momento. cesar ---y precisamente la violencia con las armas de fuego continua implacable en la ciudad de oakland... pitch - blanca ---en esta ocasion, un agente de policia fue baleado durante el cumplimiento de su deber. take vo ---y esta maÑana la policia de esa ciudad realizo una verdadera caceria humana para encontrar a los reponsables de haber abierto fuego contra el policia encubierto....
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in new york during bratton's tenure there were 7,000 stop and frisk stops a year. bratton said it's a effective tool. >> cenk: well, in new york city new york city is less than half minorities as a percentage of the population, but nearly 90% of the stop and frisks are on minorities. now one of the people concerned about that is jessica holly. she's pregnant, soon to be mom in oakland. she spoke and said this. >> i'm really sad that we're considering bill bratton as an alternative or as a solution for this consulting team. it makes me sad because when i went to find out the gender of my son. i almost cried and i had to force a smile. i tried to talk about this before. i can't because i didn't want to cry. i'm sad and scared to be having a black boy in oakland. it's not just because of bill bratton. we already have very racial policies being implemented. we call them by everything other name but what they are, racial profiling. for me to say that i'm black and i'm a criminal and hooligan, and when i cuss a little bit i offend people and i'm a hooligan. i'm an educat
in new york during bratton's tenure there were 7,000 stop and frisk stops a year. bratton said it's a effective tool. >> cenk: well, in new york city new york city is less than half minorities as a percentage of the population, but nearly 90% of the stop and frisks are on minorities. now one of the people concerned about that is jessica holly. she's pregnant, soon to be mom in oakland. she spoke and said this. >> i'm really sad that we're considering bill bratton as an alternative...
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police chief bill bratton on board as a consultant. protestors protest his stop and frisk policy, former police chief of l. a and new york supports the right to search a person with reasonable suspicion. the council has been considering a $250,000 contract to hire bratton to help the oakland p.d. the committee approved the contract but did not confirm bratton will be the man. the council has been ordered to look at alternatives. >> i'm the police chief. i'm the guy that gets to decide what practice we're going to do and how we're going to do it. i'm the person that's going to be held accountable. i want to make that very clear. bill bratton will give me advice, it's up to me to implement it, how i do it and if i do it is on my shoulders. >> reporter: the main concern about the stop and frisk policy, fears will racial profiling, from new york's program, there were 700,000 stops in 2011, 85% of the stops were black or hispanic men, the vast majority of the stops discovered no wrongdoing. the chief wrote and open letter to the community.
police chief bill bratton on board as a consultant. protestors protest his stop and frisk policy, former police chief of l. a and new york supports the right to search a person with reasonable suspicion. the council has been considering a $250,000 contract to hire bratton to help the oakland p.d. the committee approved the contract but did not confirm bratton will be the man. the council has been ordered to look at alternatives. >> i'm the police chief. i'm the guy that gets to decide...
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blasts urging residents who support her approval of the bratton plan to attend. saying sane oaklanders. >> didn't appreciate some of the things that patricia sent out in her e-mail about the hooligans. i don't consider myself a hooligan at all. >> reporter: public comment is expected to continue here for hours tonight. so far the city council has not voted on the bratton plan or a plan to bring in the alameda county sheriff's deputies or to hire more technicians. we'll continue to monitor this meeting. nbc bay area news. >> it could turn out to be a very long night. thank you. >>> more on that injured oakland officer's condition. the undercover detective that we told you about is recuperating at home. doctors did treat and release him for a gunshot wound to the arm that he received last night. he arrested five alleged gun members in connection with that attack. two were arrested for parole violations. >>> new details on a home invasion robbery in san jose. police are investigating whether there is a link between the home invasion and a carjacking that happened ju
blasts urging residents who support her approval of the bratton plan to attend. saying sane oaklanders. >> didn't appreciate some of the things that patricia sent out in her e-mail about the hooligans. i don't consider myself a hooligan at all. >> reporter: public comment is expected to continue here for hours tonight. so far the city council has not voted on the bratton plan or a plan to bring in the alameda county sheriff's deputies or to hire more technicians. we'll continue to...
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so if he's the hero who's the villain well that would be william bratton the former police chief of los angeles and former police commissioner for both boston and new york if you aren't getting the drift of this guy's villain credit yet hold on let me explain the city of oakland california where i just moved from to d.c. has been experiencing a deadly crime wave of violence has jumped twenty three percent in just the last year with dozens of burglaries street violence and murders occurring every day oakland is one of the most dangerous cities in the country and residents are becoming desperate for a solution so desperate in fact that earlier this week oakland city council ignored boisterous two week long protests from the community to vote almost unanimously for a consulting contract to william bratton of strategic policy partnerships however the contract only lasts for one hundred twenty days and it will end up costing taxpayer. two hundred fifty thousand dollars to merely get breton's advice and how to believe it crime in the city and it becomes even her controversial when you realize
so if he's the hero who's the villain well that would be william bratton the former police chief of los angeles and former police commissioner for both boston and new york if you aren't getting the drift of this guy's villain credit yet hold on let me explain the city of oakland california where i just moved from to d.c. has been experiencing a deadly crime wave of violence has jumped twenty three percent in just the last year with dozens of burglaries street violence and murders occurring...
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oakland residents voiced their concerns about bratton's controversial tactics. which include the "stop- and- frisk" policy. kron 4's terisa estacio is live in oakland tonight. where the city council is hearing from those concerned residents. terisa? >> reporter: things are really heating up in oakland. let me show you this hall just one of many rooms that they have been forced to open in dealing with these large crowds. here is video that we took just a few moments ago from inside city hall. you can see for yourself nearly 270 people have a registered to speak tonight about this controversial issue of. and controversial contract here is what some had to say (poor audio) (cheers & applause) why not use that money to keep the schools open? >> i have done a lot of research on bratton and what we found was foundstop and frisk .. >> this is not a necessary expenditure. we could use that $250,000 to open up the parks in the city that could help the youth. >> reporter: this is still keeping with this meeting is just getting started with just one of many people that hav
oakland residents voiced their concerns about bratton's controversial tactics. which include the "stop- and- frisk" policy. kron 4's terisa estacio is live in oakland tonight. where the city council is hearing from those concerned residents. terisa? >> reporter: things are really heating up in oakland. let me show you this hall just one of many rooms that they have been forced to open in dealing with these large crowds. here is video that we took just a few moments ago from...
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he is controversial but bratton is coming to oakland. he attracts a crowd. the city hall used four rooms for the overflow crowd last night: 250 people signed up for speak. the issue was, whether to hire former police chief and new york and los angeles police chief, william bratton. the city of oakland wants him as a consultant. the chief is calling him one of the brightest mines in -- minds in policing. but he has supported stop and frisk technique in new york and some worry that could lead to available from filing. supporters say, look at the record. >> brought crime down in l.a. and helped to get minority people working. the complaints levels went down. a change for the good and better. >> the problem is you look at people from the east coast. you look at police officers from marin county or pleasanton. they are not part of the community and don't understand it. >> the vote came a few hours later at 2:30 in the morning at 7-1. the chief and mayor insist that bratton said the ultimate decisions are theirs and that in racial from filing is tolerated here. >>
he is controversial but bratton is coming to oakland. he attracts a crowd. the city hall used four rooms for the overflow crowd last night: 250 people signed up for speak. the issue was, whether to hire former police chief and new york and los angeles police chief, william bratton. the city of oakland wants him as a consultant. the chief is calling him one of the brightest mines in -- minds in policing. but he has supported stop and frisk technique in new york and some worry that could lead to...
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[ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: some voiced hopes for a safer oakland and support for bratton but were drowned out. >> opp has challenges on the enforcement side, massive challenges -- [ shouting ] >> reporter: chief jordan says he supports the plan to hire bratton but won't agree to a plan that puts the public trust and civil liberties at risk. >> it's up to me to implement it. how and if i do it is on my shoulders. >> seemingly he's the right man for the job but only for a few months. this morning san jose's police chief was working on his number one priority. >> as i'm doing now, it's to update and talk to the rank and file and let them know about myself and who i am and that i'm committed. i'm here to represent that. >> larry is a 27-year veteran of the police force. they hope his experience will boost morale in a department hit hard by cut backs and rising crime. he's not interested in taking over full time. current chief moore will retire friday. >> meantime in san francisco its police department thinks it knows who b robbed a woman and killed her dog last month. police iden
[ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: some voiced hopes for a safer oakland and support for bratton but were drowned out. >> opp has challenges on the enforcement side, massive challenges -- [ shouting ] >> reporter: chief jordan says he supports the plan to hire bratton but won't agree to a plan that puts the public trust and civil liberties at risk. >> it's up to me to implement it. how and if i do it is on my shoulders. >> seemingly he's the right man for the job...
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here's a picture of william bratton. >> he comes to open with the tab of $250,000. he is just a consultant. he does not have the final word. he comes in with the endorsement of mayor jean quan and police chief howard jordan. >> jordan is not for stop and frisk. he will be against it if it comes up. he assures people that would not be part of the procedure. when he starts to the consulting will find out later and hopefully talk to the mayor of oakland jean quan less than in battle for so long. we know what happened last year with oakland's mawere ratmurder raten this case of these to be done. >> there were three other things that the city of oakland considered to improve safety in addition to hiring a consultant. they will look at bring in 11 out of the county sheriff's deputies to work 10 hour shifts on the additional police academy to start in september. the third is to hire police service text at a cost of $1.5 million. these things will be decided on in the coming months. >> this morning and undercover oakland officer was shot in the arm is recovering. the manhun
here's a picture of william bratton. >> he comes to open with the tab of $250,000. he is just a consultant. he does not have the final word. he comes in with the endorsement of mayor jean quan and police chief howard jordan. >> jordan is not for stop and frisk. he will be against it if it comes up. he assures people that would not be part of the procedure. when he starts to the consulting will find out later and hopefully talk to the mayor of oakland jean quan less than in battle...
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the oakland city council supposed to vote on tiring bratton. he says officers must stop and frisk suspicious people. >> we know it's racial profiling. any young black or brown person who hits the quote unquote proguile is going to be subject to be harassed. >> reporter: why are you pegging that on bratton? >> because that's the mantra of bratton. that's what he's built his career on as a consultant. and it's something that we're trying to move the department here in oakland away from. >> the council has to approve spending $250,000 to hire bratton. juliet says there are so many people waiting to speak the council may not vote tonight. >> there has been another school shooting. this time in texas. three people were shot at lone star college near houston. the witnesses say that two men were arguing in a courtyard outside the library, one person pulled a gun. shot the other. that sent everyone around them diving for cover. >> you couldn't hear what they were arguing about. we could hear them arguing. the shooter said, he said i don't want to fight
the oakland city council supposed to vote on tiring bratton. he says officers must stop and frisk suspicious people. >> we know it's racial profiling. any young black or brown person who hits the quote unquote proguile is going to be subject to be harassed. >> reporter: why are you pegging that on bratton? >> because that's the mantra of bratton. that's what he's built his career on as a consultant. and it's something that we're trying to move the department here in oakland...
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: last week, bill bratton told me he was going to come to oakland february 10th. according to his contract, he will be on the ground off and on for several months. reporting live in oakland, joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> san jose police just released a sketch of a man a girl says tried to kidnap her. he grabbed her friday dragged her into a driveway at east same james and north 33rd. she fought back and the man ran away, she said. >>> a thief with an educated palate pulled off a winehouse. the owner of the plumed horse restaurant discovered the theft with a broken window. it will take weeks to determine what's missing but the restaurant's wine list features bottles that cost up to $10,000. >>> in san francisco, firefighters put out a fire that damaged this home in hayes valley this morning. the house is on oak street near octavia. nobody is hurt. investigators looking into the cause. >> the passenger arrested at sfo with 100 cocaine pellets inside his body pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge. 55-year-old emmanuel amanqua tried to board a flight to japan. he was arre
: last week, bill bratton told me he was going to come to oakland february 10th. according to his contract, he will be on the ground off and on for several months. reporting live in oakland, joe vazquez, cbs 5. >>> san jose police just released a sketch of a man a girl says tried to kidnap her. he grabbed her friday dragged her into a driveway at east same james and north 33rd. she fought back and the man ran away, she said. >>> a thief with an educated palate pulled off a...
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it's safe to say he is quite frustrated by all hubbub raised by bratton's remarks. a few minutes ago he had an impromptu news conference to clarify his stance. >> putting a racial profiling we expect our officers to continue to practiced good constitutional policing so i don't agree that this "stop & frisk" issue is something that we need deal with here in oakland. >> just remember this okay? i'm the police chief. i'm the guy that gets to decide what practice we're going to do and how we're going to do it because i'm the person that's going to be held accountable so i want to make that very clear. bill bratton will be giving me advice and it's up to me to implement it and how i do it and if i do it is really on my shoulders. >> reporter: so bill bratton hasn't even arrived, he hasn't even been hired yet, the committee will meet tonight and decide whether to hire him. and if so, it has to go to the full council sometime next week. >> all right, creating a lot of buzz there, though. thank you, joe >>> and a new crime-fighting plan is in the works for oakland. today th
it's safe to say he is quite frustrated by all hubbub raised by bratton's remarks. a few minutes ago he had an impromptu news conference to clarify his stance. >> putting a racial profiling we expect our officers to continue to practiced good constitutional policing so i don't agree that this "stop & frisk" issue is something that we need deal with here in oakland. >> just remember this okay? i'm the police chief. i'm the guy that gets to decide what practice we're...
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she said we keep talking about crime but we're not talking about the causes of crime hiring bratton is like putting a bandaid over a gunshot wound you know what she's right pain huge contracts to crime consulting firms led by someone who thinks stop and frisk curbs crime is not the best way to deal with the systemic problems of why violence exists look i want nothing more than to see oakland continue to flourish and gentrify as the beautiful city that i know it is where it can incorporate everyone in the community and alleviate the violence but we need to stop treating symptoms of larger problems of economic and social injustice in society. because if we don't crime and violence will never stop . when you take three. three. three. three. three. download three blog video for your media project free medio gondar t. dot com. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. victims m
she said we keep talking about crime but we're not talking about the causes of crime hiring bratton is like putting a bandaid over a gunshot wound you know what she's right pain huge contracts to crime consulting firms led by someone who thinks stop and frisk curbs crime is not the best way to deal with the systemic problems of why violence exists look i want nothing more than to see oakland continue to flourish and gentrify as the beautiful city that i know it is where it can incorporate...
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bratton is attractive to city officials because of the expertise. some of his past policies are considered overzealous. even unconstitutional including stop and terrific. after a deadly 2012 with 126 homicides though, city officials say something needs to be done. >> there's no proof that gang conjunctions work. there's no proof that youth curfews work. >> it's about management. jordan needs to go. william bratton needs to go. and we need to go up and line the doors of opd. >> let me say this. he is one of the most profound experts in policing in america. we're fortunate to have a relationship with him. i support him being here. >> we're all over the place. i think we need to be able to craft a strategy for oakland and how we're going to provide safety for our neighborhoods. >> reporter: the committee is expected to approve that contract tonight and send it to the city council next week. chief jordan did send out this e-mail saying to the citizens of oakland that any kind of stop and terrific program going on here will not involve any kind of racial
bratton is attractive to city officials because of the expertise. some of his past policies are considered overzealous. even unconstitutional including stop and terrific. after a deadly 2012 with 126 homicides though, city officials say something needs to be done. >> there's no proof that gang conjunctions work. there's no proof that youth curfews work. >> it's about management. jordan needs to go. william bratton needs to go. and we need to go up and line the doors of opd. >>...
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. >> bill bratton is coming to oakland. his focus, how to reduce crime with community involvement. more on why the community is divided on his new role. >> after living in oakland for 56 years, ray got caught in a hail of bullets. >> we were screaming and the guns were firing away. and all total, they shot around 17 rounds at the cars. hitting my car, and striking my vehicle seven times. >> he is the policy adviser for larry reed, the shooting makes the heated debate about how to effectively police oakland more real. >> it became real for me. it's a sad state and it out of control. >> this morning the oakland city council voted to support new crime fighting tools. hirie ining more sheriff's depu. and adding a new police academy and hiring chief bill bratton, hundreds of oakland residents oppose his hiring because he is a supporter of stop and frisk. many say it leads to racial profiling. a concern leon understands. his son had a questionable run-in with the police. oakland police chef howard jordan said that it will not become policy. >> bill bratton does more than stop and frisk.
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they eventually approved a contract for bratton on a 7-1 vote. he will develop a crime fighting plan in oakland but critics are concerned about his past work as some say it could lead to racial profiling. >> what he did he elsewhere which may have worked does not mean it will work here. >> reporter: but the man who once headed up the police departments have had success in improving community relations in those cities. they told council that bratton is one of the best advisors the city could bring on in this situation. he does not support stop and frisk and he developed a plan with community input. >> we will make every effort to include as many people as we can in this process so that we have good reputation for -- representation for decreasing crime across the area. >> reporter: they also included an amendment during their vote emphasizing racial profiling will not be tolerated as part of the consulting plan. council also approved the hiring of 11 alameda county sheriff's deputies to help patrol oakland, to help combat a reason rise in crime. i
they eventually approved a contract for bratton on a 7-1 vote. he will develop a crime fighting plan in oakland but critics are concerned about his past work as some say it could lead to racial profiling. >> what he did he elsewhere which may have worked does not mean it will work here. >> reporter: but the man who once headed up the police departments have had success in improving community relations in those cities. they told council that bratton is one of the best advisors the...